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Gangsters appear if I am so upset (7)

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I believe the answer is:

mafiosi

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'gangsters' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Sicilian gangsters ' mean 'mafiosi' so perhaps 'gangsters' could also mean 'mafiosi')

'if i am so upset' is the wordplay.
'upset' is an anagram indicator.
'if'+'i'+'am'+'so'='ifiamso'
'ifiamso' anagrammed gives 'MAFIOSI'.

'appear' is the link.
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(Other definitions for mafiosi that I've seen before include "Cosa Nostra members" , "Sicilian gangsters" , "Organized criminals" , "People in Italian criminal organisation" , "Italian gangsters" .)

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